Connections hints for Thursday, August 20, 2026

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Connections #1166 · Thursday, August 20, 2026 · edited by Wyna Liu

TELEPHONEAPOSTROPHEOXFORDSERIALHAWAIIANOKINARATCHETCOMMAWHITEPIGMENTATOMICDRAGONFLYDIAVOLACEDILLAMEAT LOVERSSOCIAL SECURITY

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Show all Connections answers for August 20, 2026 (spoilers)
  • Kinds Of Pizza (yellow): DIAVOLA, HAWAIIAN, MEAT LOVERS, WHITE
  • Kinds Of Numbers (green): ATOMIC, SERIAL, SOCIAL SECURITY, TELEPHONE
  • Similarly Shaped Typographical Marks (blue): APOSTROPHE, CEDILLA, COMMA, OKINA
  • Starting With Chinese Zodiac Animals (purple): DRAGONFLY, OXFORD, PIGMENT, RATCHET

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